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Vol. 83, Issue 6, 1947-1953, December 1997

Greater rate of decline in maximal aerobic capacity with age in physically active vs. sedentary healthy women

Hirofumi Tanaka1, Christopher A. Desouza1, Pamela P. Jones1, Edith T. Stevenson1, Kevin P. Davy1, and Douglas R. Seals1,2

1 Human Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Center for Physical Activity, Disease Prevention, and Aging, Department of Kinesiology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309; and 2 Divisions of Cardiology and Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center on Aging, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262

Received 14 March 1997; accepted in final form 31 July 1997.

Tanaka, Hirofumi, Christopher A. DeSouza, Pamela P. Jones, Edith T. Stevenson, Kevin P. Davy, and Douglas R. Seals. Greater rate of decline in maximal aerobic capacity with age in physically active vs. sedentary healthy women. J. Appl. Physiol. 83(6): 1947-1953, 1997.---Using a meta-analytic approach, we recently reported that the rate of decline in maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) with age in healthy women is greatest in the most physically active and smallest in the least active when expressed in milliliters per kilogram per minute per decade. We tested this hypothesis prospectively under well-controlled laboratory conditions by studying 156 healthy, nonobese women (age 20-75 yr): 84 endurance-trained runners (ET) and 72 sedentary subjects (S). ET were matched across the age range for age-adjusted 10-km running performance. Body mass was positively related with age in S but not in ET. Fat-free mass was not different with age in ET or S. Maximal respiratory exchange ratio and rating of perceived exertion were similar across age in ET and S, suggesting equivalent voluntary maximal efforts. There was a significant but modest decline in running mileage, frequency, and speed with advancing age in ET. VO2 max (ml · kg-1 · min-1) was inversely related to age (P < 0.001) in ET (r = -0.82) and S (r = -0.71) and was higher at any age in ET. Consistent with our meta-analysic findings, the absolute rate of decline in VO2 max was greater in ET (-5.7 ml · kg-1 · min-1 · decade-1) compared with S (-3.2 ml · kg-1 · min-1 · decade-1; P < 0.01), but the relative (%) rate of decline was similar (-9.7 vs -9.1%/decade; not significant). The greater absolute rate of decline in VO2 max in ET compared with S was not associated with a greater rate of decline in maximal heart rate (-5.6 vs. -6.2 beats · min-1 · decade-1), nor was it related to training factors. The present cross-sectional findings provide additional evidence that the absolute, but not the relative, rate of decline in maximal aerobic capacity with age may be greater in highly physically active women compared with their sedentary healthy peers. This difference does not appear to be related to age-associated changes in maximal heart rate, body composition, or training factors.

aging; maximal oxygen uptake; maximal heart rate; endurance exercise training

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